Crane hangings are an especially slow & painful method of execution. In Iran, offenses that carry the death penalty include homosexuality, adultery, & "enmity against God." Fair trials for these offenses are unheard of. Unfortunately, the cranes used...

Russia has banned baby seal hunting after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called it a "bloody industry." "The bloody sight of the hunting of seals, the slaughter of these defenseless animals which you cannot even call a real hunt, is banned in our country."

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), Asociaci&#972;n Defensa Derechos Animales (ADDA) and 7 other WSPA member societies attended the International Anti-Bullfighting Summit in Lisbon, Portugal 17-19 May.